FC Dallas President and General Manager Greg Elliott announced today that the club selected forward/midfielder Alex Woods off waivers and then signed him to a developmental contract for the 2005 season.
Woods, 22, played four seasons with Trinity College in San Antonio, Texas from 2001-2004. During his junior year, Woods helped lead Trinity to the 2003 Division III NCAA Championship. He scored the first goal during Trinity's 2-1 win over Drew (NJ) at the national championship match, capping a perfect 24-0 season for the Tigers. In 24 matches in 2003, he ranked tied for second on the team in assists (10) and third in goals (13). During his senior season at Trinity, he led the Tigers in assists (16) and was a Division III All-American.
Woods joins one of the club's 10 Developmental Roster spots. Formerly consisting of six players last season, the Developmental roster has been expanded to 10 spots in 2005 with the start of the reserve division this year. Woods tallied a goal in FC Dallas' first-ever reserve division match that saw the team defeat Chivas USA 2-1 on Apr. 17 in Carson.
